Mouse Text Blur - JavaScript

Mouse Follow Text Blur

Have a text message near your mouse cursor and have it follow your mouse around then disappear after a set time using this script. (default 30 seconds)
Easy to customize the time, font and colour.

Example:

Reload and
Move your mouse.

Follow the editing instructions after the // and within the 
to customize the script, then copy and paste it into your HTML editor.

<!-- Mouse Text Blur from http://rainbow.arch.scriptmania.com

var n4=(document.layers);
var n6=(document.getElementById&&!document.all);
var ie=(document.all);
var o6=(navigator.appName.indexOf("Opera") != -1)?true:false;

//Things you can alter here...........
var msg="Any message here, Clears after set time";
var fnt="Arial";
var clr="ffffff";
var fsz=2;  //1 to 7 only
var del=0.6; //Delay speed, must be under 1
var num=(n6&&!o6)?10:20; //First value for N6 only. Struggles over 10
var stopafter=30; //Stop and clear after x seconds

//Alter nothing below............
var _d=(n4||ie)?'document.':'document.getElementById("';
var _a=(n4||n6)?'':'all.';
var _r=(n6)?'")':'';
var _s=(n4)?'':'.style';
var tmr=null;
var temp;
var y=0;
var x=0;
var put=false;
if (n4||n6){
window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE);
function mouse1(e){
 if (put) return false;
 y = e.pageY+20-window.pageYOffset;
 x = e.pageX+20; 
 }
if (n4) window.onMouseMove=mouse1;                               
else document.onmousemove=mouse1;
}
if (ie||o6){
 function mouse2(){
 if (put) return false;
 y = (ie)?event.clientY+20:event.clientY+20-window.pageYOffset;
 x = event.clientX+20;
 } 
document.onmousemove=mouse2;
}
if (n4){
for (i=0; i < num; i++)
document.write('<layer name=text'+i+' top=0 left=0><font face='+fnt+' size='+fsz+' color='+clr+'>'+msg+'</font></layer>');
}
else{
if (ie){
document.write("<div id='outer' style='position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px'>");
document.write("<div style='position:relative'>");
}
for (i=0; i < num; i++)
document.write('<div id="text'+i+'" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;width:400px;height:20px"><font face='+fnt+' size='+fsz+' color='+clr+'>'+msg+'</font></div>');
if (ie)
document.write("</div></div>");
}
stopafter*=1000;
y1=new Array();
x1=new Array();
y2=new Array();
x2=new Array();
for (i=0; i < num; i++){
y1[i]=0;
x1[i]=0;
y2[i]=0;
x2[i]=0;
temp=eval(_d+_a+"text"+i+_r+_s);
}
var v=(n4)?"show":"visible";
function follow(){
sy=(n4||o6||n6)?window.pageYOffset:0;
if (ie) outer.style.pixelTop=document.body.scrollTop;
for (i=0; i < num; i++){
temp=eval(_d+_a+"text"+i+_r+_s);
temp.top=y1[i]+sy;
temp.left=x1[i];
temp.visibility=v;
}
}
function stagger(){
y1[0]=Math.round(y2[0]+=((y)-y2[0])*del);
x1[0]=Math.round(x2[0]+=((x)-x2[0])*del);
for (i=1; i < num; i++){
y1[i]=Math.round(y2[i]+=(y1[i-1]-y2[i])*del);
x1[i]=Math.round(x2[i]+=(x1[i-1]-x2[i])*del);
}
follow();
tmr=setTimeout('stagger()',20);
}
stagger();
function dsbl(){
v=(n4)?"hide":"hidden";
put=true;
x=0;
y=0;
setTimeout('clearTimeout(tmr)',stopafter+100);
}
setTimeout('dsbl()',stopafter);
//-->
</SCRIPT>